Sveti Đurađ monastery
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Sveti Đurađ or St. George Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Свети Ђурађ; Romanian: Mănăstirea Sfântul Gheorghe) is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Mânăstire, Timiș County, Romania, 20 km from the Romanian-Serbian border. It was established in 1485 by Serbian despot Jovan Branković; the present buildings date to 1794, built by Iguman Augustin Petrović as a school and monastic church.[2]
Manastir Sveti Đurađ | |
Monastery information | |
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Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
Established | 1485 |
Dedicated to | Saint George |
Diocese | Eparchy of Temišvar[1] |
People | |
Founder(s) | Jovan Branković |
Abbot | Nikon Korićanac |
Architecture | |
Style | Serbian Baroque |
Completion date | 1794 |
Site | |
Location | Mânăstire (Birda), Timiș County |
Country | Romania |
Coordinates | 45.4111548°N 21.3358361°E / 45.4111548; 21.3358361 |
Services are held in Serbian and Old Church Slavonic. The last resident of the monastery, Sister Evgenija, died in 2020.[3] Among the relics that the monastic church houses is a fragment of the skull of Saint George, brought here in the 15th century by Đorđe Branković, and a piece of the chain with which Saint Peter was bound.[4]
The monastery is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture. The monastic church and the monks' cells are given as separate entries.[5]